Chin and shoulder rest for violins.



GHIN AND SHOULDER BEST FOR VIOLINS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 13.1908.

Patented Nov. 17, 1908.

1:: NORRIS PETERS ca, WASHINGTON, n4 :4

, UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BERNHARDT HENRIKSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AND LUDVIG I'I. WRANGELL, OF

I MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

CHIN AND SHOULDER BEST FOR VIOLINS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, BERNHARDT HEN- RIKSON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, and LUDvIe H. IVRANGELL, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of\Visconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Chinand Shoulder Rests for Violins, of which the following is aspecification.

Our invention relates to a chin and shoulder rest for violins and theobject thereof is to provide a device of this character which shall besimple and inexpensive in construction and eflicient in use.

lVhile we have herein shown our device in its complete form as acombined chin and shoulder rest yet, as will be understood from thedescription hereinafter given, the same is adapted for use as a chinrest alone by simply omitting the shoulder rest proper which may bereadily done by merely de- 1 taching or removing the same. This readyattachment and detachment of the shoulder rest isof advantage inasmuchas it enables different sizes of such rests or different shapes thereofto be employed as desired or required by the user.

Other novel and advantageous features of our invention will be apparentfrom the description hereinafter given.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective of our chin andshoulder rest illustrating the same attached to a violin, a portion ofwhich is shown in dotted lines; Fig. 2 an end elevation of our device;and Fig. 3 a sectional elevation on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the present embodiment of our invention as illustrated inthe drawing, the chin rest proper comprises essentially two plates 1 and2 the upper one of which is the chin rest proper and is consequentlyshaped so as to fit the chin, the same being preferably of the contouror shape illustrated. This upper plate or chin rest proper is providedat its rearward edge with a depending flange 3 which 'is adapted to bearagainst the top of the rearward edge of the violin as illustrated inFig. 1, while the lower plate 2 is adapted to bear against the bottomedge thereof. Strips of cork, 2 and 3 are preferably attached to theinner faces of the lower plate 2 and the Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed Apri1 13, 1908.

Patented Nov. 1'7, 1908.

Serial No. 426,688.

flange 3 and are thereby secured to the chin.

rest proper, and at their lower ends cooperate with a pair ofupwardly-extending screw-threaded rods 6 which are secured to the lowerplate 2 in any suitable manner. In the present instance the rods 6 areformed from a single piece bent to proper shape with the middle portion6 flattened and secured to the upper face of the lower plate 2 insuitable manner as by means of rivets 'T. It will be understood that byoperating the turn-buckles in the properdirection the chin rest may beclamped to or unclamped from the violin as the case may be.

In order to provide for a combined chin and shoulder rest, the lowerplate 2 has means for receiving and holding the shoulder rest with ayielding pressure so that the latter may be readily and convenientlyremoved whenever desired so as to take up the minimum amount of spacewhen not in use and also to enable a shoulder rest of different size orshape to be substituted. To this end the lower plate 2 is provided withspring sockets in order to receive and hold in place a portion or memberof said shoulder rest, such socket in the present instance being formedby means of two tongues 8 of the same piece as the plate 2 and locatedat the ends thereof,said tongues being reversely bent below said plateto form a socket between them and the underside or face of the plate 2.The shoulder rest may be of suitable form although we prefer to employthe general form and construction herein illustrated in which the sameis formed of a thin strip of resilient sheet metal bent to proper form.As shown this shoulder rest comprises a flat or straight portion 9 and,extending from the inner end of such flat portion, a reversely bentportion 10 extending outwardly and downwardly, that is, towards the leftas the violin is held by the player, which terminates in a flat portion11 to which may be secured, if desired, a pad 12; the length andrigidity of said portion 10 being such that the end of the same(consisting of the pad 12, if one be employed) will rest high upon theshoulder of the player when the violin is held in position to be played.The straight flat portion 9 of the shoulder rest is adapted to beinserted in and held by the spring socket, such socket being open at oneside for such purpose and by preference the extreme ends of the tonguesare flared so as to permit of the ready introduction of said member ofthe shoulder rest in the socket. In the operation of flaring saidtongues inwardly-directed beads 8 are formed which serve to press firmlyupon the inserted plate or member 9 of the shoulder rest.

It will be understood that, inasmuch as the shoulder rest is held to thechin rest with a yielding pressure, the same may be adjusted relativelythereto by merely sliding said plate or member 9 longitudinally withrespect to the plate 2, thereby bringing the supporting end or pad 12 tothe desired position. It. will also be understood that this means forthe ready attachment and detachment of the shoulder rest enablesshoulder rests of different shape, angularity and size or length as tothe portion 10 to be substituted as may be required or desired by theuser. Furthermore it is obvious that the shoulder rest may be detachedor another one substituted without removing the chin rest proper fromthe violin.

e claim:

1. A shoulder rest provided with means for attachment. to the rear edgeof a violin and comprising a plate provided with a reversely bent springportion forming a spring socket, and a detachable supporting memberconsisting of a flat portion adapted to be received in and held by saidspring socket and a reversely bent portion extending downwardly andoutwardly toward the left as the violin is held for playing and formingthe shoulder rest proper; substantially as described.

2. A shoulder rest provided with means for attachment to the rear edgeof a violin and comprising a plate provided with reversely bent tonguesforming clips, and a detachable supporting member consisting of a flatportion adapted to be received in and held by said clips and a reverselybent por tion extending downwardly and outwardly toward the left as theviolin is held for playing and forming the shoulder rest proper;substantially as described.

3. A shoulder rest provided with means for attachment to the rear edgeof a violin and comprising a plate with a reversely bent spring portionforming a spring socket, and a detachable supporting member formed ofresilient sheet metal and consisting of a flat strip adapted to bereceived in and adjustably held by said spring socket, and a reverselybent portion extending downwardly and outwardly toward the left as theviolin is held for playing and forming the shoulder rest proper;substantially as described.

4. A shoulder rest for violins comprising a V-shaped supporting memberformed of a strip of resilient metal, and means for detachably securingsaid member to the rear edge of a violin by its upper portion, saidupper portion lying substantially in the plane of the back of the violinwhen attached thereto, with the apex of the supporting member towardsthe right and the lower portion thereof projecting downwardly andtowards the left in position to rest high upon the shoulder of theplayer.

5. A shoulder rest for violins comprising a V-shaped supporting memberformed of a strip of resilient metal, and a flat spring socket fordetachably securing said member to the rear edge of a violin by itsupper portion. said spring socket and upper portion of the supportingmember lying substantially in the plane of the back of the violin whenthe shoulder rest is attached thereto, with the apex of the supportingmember towards the right and the lower portion thereof projectingdownwardly and towards the left in position to rest high upon theshoulder of the player.

6. A violin chin rest comprising a pair of substantially parallel platesadapted to be clamped to the top and bottom of the rear edge of aviolin, the upper plate forming the chin rest proper and the lower platehaving a socket facing rearwardly, means for clamping the plates to aviolin, and a shoulder rest adapted to be received by and held in saidsocket; substantially as described.

7. A violin chin rest comprising a pair of substantially parallel platesadapted to be clamped to the top and bottom of the rear edge of aviolin, the upper plate forming the chin rest proper and the lower platehaving a flat spring socket extending parallel with said plates, meansfor clamping the plates to a violin, and a shoulder rest having a flatengaging portion adapted to be received by and adjustable lengthwise andsidewise in said socket; substantially as described.

8. A violin chin rest comprising a pair of substantially parallel platesadapted to be clamped to the top and bottom of the rear edge of aviolin, the upper plate forming the chin rest proper and the lower platehaving reversely bent tongues forming spring sockets facing rearwardly,means for clamping the plates to a violin, and a shoulder rest adaptedto be received by and held in said sockets; substantially as described.

9. A violin chin rest comprising a pair of substantially parallelplates, the upper plate forming the chin rest proper and the lower plateprovided with reversely bent tongues forming sockets and having flaredends, and a shoulder rest adapted to be received by and held in saidsockets, and means for clamping said plates to the top and bottom of therear edge of the violin, substantially as described.

10. A violin chin rest comprising a pair of substantially parallelplates, the upper plate forming the chin rest proper and the lower plateprovided with reversely bent tongues forming sockets in connection withsuch plate and having inwardly directed beads, and a shoulder restadapted to be received by and held in said sockets, and means forclamping said plates to the top and bottom of the rear edge of theviolin, substantially as described.

11. A violin chin rest comprising a pair of substantially parallelplates, the upper plate forming the chin rest proper and the lower platehaving a flat spring socket, means for clamping the plates to the topand bottom of the rear edge of the violin, and a shoulder restconsisting of a flat engaging portion adapted to be received in and heldby said socket and a reversely bent portion extending downwardly andoutwardly toward the left as the violin is held for playing and formingthe shoulder rest proper; substantially as described.

12. A violin chin rest comprising a pair of substantially parallelplates adapted to be clamped to the top and bottom of the rear edge of aviolin, the upper plate forming the chin rest proper and the lower platehaving a socket, means for clamping the plates to a violin, and ashoulder rest formed of resilient sheet metal and consisting of a flatstrip adapted to be received in and held by said socket and a reverselybent and angular portion forming the shoulder rest proper; substantiallyas described.

13. A violin chin rest comprising a pair of substantially parallelplates adapted to be clamped to the top and bottom of the rear edge of aviolin, the upper plate forming the chin rest proper and the lower platehaving a socket, means for clamping the plates to a violin, and ashoulder rest formed of resilient sheet metal and consisting of a flatstrip adapted to be received in and held by said socket and a reverselybent and angular por tion forming the shoulder rest proper andterminating in a flat portion to which a pad may be attached;substantially as described.

1%. A violin chin rest comprising a pair of substantially parallelplates adapted to be clamped to the top and bottom of the rear edge of aviolin, the upper plate forming the chin rest proper and the lower platehaving a fiat spring socket facing rearwardly, means for clamping theplates to a violin, and a shoulder rest formed of a strip of resilientsheet metal and having a flat engaging portion adapted to be receivedand held by said socket; substantially as described.

15. A violin chin rest comprising a pair of substantially parallelplates adapted to be clamped to the top and bottom of the rear edge of aviolin, the upper plate forming the chin rest proper, screw threadedrods con nected with said plates, turn-buckles cooperating with saidrods to thereby clamp the chin rest to the violin, the lower platehaving a spring socket portion, and a shoulder rest having an engagingportion fitting in said socket portion and a reversely bent por tionextending downwardly and outwardly toward the left as the violin is heldfor playing and forming the shoulder rest proper; substantially asdescribed.

16. A violin chin rest comprising a pair of substantially parallelplates adapted to be clamped to the top and bottom of the rear edge of aviolin, the upper plate forming the chin rest proper, screw threadedrods connected with said plates, turn-buckles co operating with saidrods to thereby clamp the chin rest to the violin, the lower platehaving a spring socket formed by a reversely turned portion thereof, anda shoulder rest having a fiat strip portion fitting and adjustable insaid socket and another portion forming the shoulder rest proper;substantially as described.

17. A violin chin rest comprising a pair of substantially parallelplates adapted to be clamped to the top and bottom of the rear edge of aviolin, the upper plate forming the chin rest proper, screw threadedrods connected with said plates, turn-buckles co operating with saidrods to thereby clamp the chin rest to the violin, the lower platehaving tongues reversely turned and provided with inturned beads towardstheir free ends, and a shoulder rest having a flat strip portion fittingin said socket and an other portion forming the shoulder rest proper;substantially as described.

BERNHARDT HENRIKSON. LUDVIG H. XVRANGELL. Witnesses LoUIs B. ERWIN,ROBERT DOBBERMAN.

